How to choose facade color?

Topic: How to choose facade color?

How to choose facade color?

We are in the midst of re-doing the facade on our brownstone. For those of you who have gone through this process, how do you go about choosing the color of the “brownstone” replacement? Do you see a building color you like and bring the contractor over? Is there a book or catalog that lists brownstone tints and names? Thanks

I saved a chunk of brownstone that was chipped off and had the contractor match the “inside” that was not exposed for over 100 years. That turned out to be a good bridge between the house on one side that was original but patched (not great but not the worst I’ve seen) and the house on the other side that was refaced (badly) in the ’70s maybe and was done too light.